CleanSpark Brazoria County (Second Texas) Campus

Key facts

Location

TX · Brazoria County

Capacity

300 MW planned

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Announced

2026-01-14

Last updated

2026-08-02

Siting context

Nearest named waterway

≈ 0.7 mi — Bastrop Bayou

Nearest high-voltage line

≈ 2.0 mi — 345 kV line

Baseline water stress

Medium - High(20-40%)

Groundwater decline

Low - Medium(0-2 cm/y)

Principal aquifer

Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System(Semiconsolidated sand)

Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).

Status history

1. Proposed2026-01-14

   CleanSpark announced acquisition of up to 447 acres in Brazoria County with 300 MW (expandable to 600 MW) of ERCOT-approved interconnection capacity for a second Texas AI/HPC campus near Houston.

   CleanSpark Expands Texas Footprint with Major Power Acquisition Near Houston
2. Proposed2026-02

   CleanSpark's February 2026 operational update confirms the acquisition closed, adding '300 megawatts of ERCOT-approved capacity.' No construction-start evidence found; site remains staged as proposed.

   CleanSpark Releases February 2026 Operational Update